Bahuzi

Bahuzi
بحوزى
Village
Bahuzi

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 34°45′17″N 36°0′55″E / 34.75472°N 36.01528°E / 34.75472; 36.01528Coordinates: 34°45′17″N 36°0′55″E / 34.75472°N 36.01528°E / 34.75472; 36.01528
Country  Syria
Governorate Tartus
District Tartus
Subdistrict Safsafah
Population 2004 census
 • Total 1,801

Bahuzi (Arabic: بحوزى‎‎, also spelled Bhozy) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate. It is located between Safita (to the east) and Ras al-Khashufah (to the west). According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Bahuzi had a population of 1,801 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "General Census of Population 2004.". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. ↑ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
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